App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 160 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 3.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 115 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 230 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A school app has 100 students, 50 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 20.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 60 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 70 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 70 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 35 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 140 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 40 students, 20 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A school app has 90 students, 45 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 31.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 180 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 90 students, 275 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A school app has 55 students, 100 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 105
- False
- a share button
- a feature
- True
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- False
- a homework planner
- a search bar
- a water reminder
- True
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- 595
- parents
- False
- to build what they need
- 365
- players
- 20
- volunteers
- 280
- 30
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- 45
- a problem a user has
- 120
- 635
- True
- helps nobody well
- False
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- True
- parents
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